01:790:324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cultural Pluralism, Augsburg, World War I
21 Jun 2016
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50 mins, everything from start of course up to koehane and nye. 6 questions, choose 2 (25 min per question) Divided into distinct political communities known as sovereign states. Characteristics of sovereign states: permanent population, defined territory, centralized government, political independence. Two historical events of decentralizing national system: ancient greece: politically independent city-states; interactions mutually affect one another, renaissance italy. Formalized doctrine of balance of power in the international system. Established world"s first permanent embassies to formalize diplomacy. Prior to westphalia, international system was organized into loose imperial system. Republic of christianity held the loose imperial system together. There was a community of christian nations that shared certain values. Centered around holy roman empire (catholic habsberg dynasties) Complex feudal system of authorities where there were multiple authorities and overlapping jurisdictions. Challenged to the courts by martin luther and his ideas about protestant reformation. + direct challenge to the authority of catholic church.
